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50524-01 - Seminar: Relational work, politeness and identity construction in English (3 CP)
| Semester | spring semester 2018 |
| Course frequency | Irregular |
| Lecturers | Miriam Locher (miriam.locher@unibas.ch, Assessor) |
| Content | The concepts of relational work, (im)politeness and identity construction are key concerns in research within the field of Interpersonal Pragmatics. Finding out what role the interpersonal aspect of communication plays in interaction by looking at naturally-occurring English data will be the aim of this seminar. We will work with well-established politeness theories (e.g., Lakoff 1973; Brown and Levinson 1978/1987; Leech 1983) as well as more recent work on the interface of (im)politeness with identity construction research. |
| Learning objectives | At the end of this course, students should be able to discuss the development of (im)politeness research and the study of identity construction within Interpersonal Pragmatics of English; students will have gained experience in developing a small research project and applying the key concepts to naturally-occurring English data. |
| Bibliography | A selection of texts will be made available in ADAM. |
| Weblink | ADAM workspace |
| Admission requirements | Students of the BA English, MA English and MA Sprache und Kommunikation |
| Course application | Please register for this course online in MOnA The first twenty students to register in MOnA have a guaranteed place. All others will be distributed evenly in the seminars. The registration in MOnA counts. |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Use of digital media | Online, mandatory |
| Interval | Weekday | Time | Room |
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No dates available. Please contact the lecturer.
| Modules |
Modul Advanced English Linguistics (Bachelor's degree subject: English) Modul English Linguistics (Master's degree subject: English) Modul English Sociolinguistics & Cognitive Linguistics (Master's degree subject: English (Start of studies before 01.08.2013)) Modul Extending the View (Linguistics) (Bachelor's degree subject: English (Start of studies before 01.08.2013)) Modul Focusing on the Discipline (Linguistics) (Bachelor's degree subject: English (Start of studies before 01.08.2013)) Modul Forschungspraxis und Vertiefung (Master's degree program: Language and Communication) Modul Soziolinguistik (Master's degree program: Language and Communication (Start of studies before 01.08.2013)) Modul Sprache als Prozess (Master's degree program: Language and Communication) |
| Assessment format | continuous assessment |
| Assessment details | Preparation, active participation, written work. |
| Assessment registration/deregistration | Reg.: course registration; dereg.: not required |
| Repeat examination | no repeat examination |
| Scale | Pass / Fail |
| Repeated registration | as often as necessary |
| Responsible faculty | Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, studadmin-philhist@unibas.ch |
| Offered by | Fachbereich Englische Sprach- und Literaturwissenschaft |